Oct. 11, 2006
J. D. Harrington/Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241/4769
Katherine Martin
Glenn Research Center, Cleveland
216-433-2406
RELEASE: 06-332
NASA ANNOUNCES NEW CLEVELAND SAFETY CENTER
NASA re-designated the NASA Assurance Technology Center Wednesday as
the NASA Safety Center.
The change was made after an extensive review of the agency's safety
and mission assurance programs and to better support the Vision for
Space Exploration. The center will focus on supporting the
development of personnel, processes and tools needed for the safe and
successful achievement of NASA's strategic goals.
Residing at the Ohio Aerospace Institute near NASA's Glenn Research
Center in Cleveland, the new safety center will assume and augment
the duties previously accomplished by its predecessor. The new
facility will support and strengthen the wide range of NASA safety
and mission assurance efforts including system safety; reliability
and maintainability; quality engineering and assurances; software
assurance and risk management.
Alan Phillips, director of the Safety and Mission Assurance Office at
NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., was selected to lead
the new center. Philips brings a wealth of knowledge and experience
to the position, having worked in NASA's safety and mission assurance
environment for 19 years.
The center will complement the NASA Engineering and Safety Center
based at Langley. Both centers will support safety but have separate
and independent supervisory chains to ensure consideration of various
points of view about technically complex issues. The Cleveland center
will report to the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance at NASA
Headquarters, Washington. For information about NASA and agency
programs, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home
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